Greece Says Split With U.S. On Terrorist Group Is Ended

Reuters

Published: July 17, 1987

ATHENS, July 16—
A dispute between the United States and Greece over charges that Greek officials had contacts with an Arab terrorist organization was settled today, a Government spokesman said.

The spokesman, Sotiris Kostopoulos, said the United States had sent a written note on the matter that Athens regarded as ''satisfactory.''

Greece had insisted that Washington issue a written withdrawal of the charges before negotiations could start for a new agreement to extend American military bases in the country.

The dispute erupted last month when the Ambassador Robert V. Keeley presented a document to Foreign Minister Karolos Papoulias charging Greek contacts with the group of the Palestinian guerrilla leader Abu Nidal.